Welcome to Frugal Living NW!

I'm Angela Davis, a PNW native, mom of lots of kids, and I love saving money. I'm here to help you live well on a budget by making every penny count. You'll find deals at your local stores, ways to save online, recipes, and frugal living tips and inspiration.

Summer means garage sale season. Having your own garage sale is a great excuse to clear out all the junk that you bought at last summer's garage sales. I feel like I do this routine every year and still find myself at the same place, so this summer I am taking it up a BIG notch. My goal is to get every room in my house down to just the items we actually use and love. Easier said than done, but I am determined to make it happen this month.
I just finished reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo (Amazon). I had heard about it last year so I added it to my library hold list (I was Keep Reading